2010 Opening Hours

Perfumery Hours

  Open daily year round
  10am to 5pm Oct to April
  10am to 6pm May, June & Sept
  9am to 7pm July and August

Tearooms Hours

  Re-opens Saturday April 3rd
  Weekends in April
  Open daily May to September
  Hours: 11am to 5pm

Introduction to the Burren Perfumery

The Burren Perfumery was founded 40 years ago at the centre of a quiet valley in the heart of the Burren. The Burren is a limestone plateau on the West Coast of Ireland, famous for its wildness and the diversity of its plant life. There are more than 700 species of flowering plants here, roughly three-quarters or Ireland’s native flora. The flowers of the Burren inspired the original Perfumery fragrances: Man of Aran, Ilaun, Frond and Fraoch.

The Perfumery is now owned and run by Sadie Chowen. Her philosophy is to continue the Perfumery tradition of creating products inspired by the landscape and environment that surrounds it, and to increase the simplicity and purity of the formulae. In 2005 she designed the Burren Botanicals, a range of contemporary floral waters that evoke the scents and moods of being outside at different seasons of the year. They are free from parabens and sodium lauryl sulphate, ingredients that are suspected of being harmful and are present in many of today's perfume products.

The Burren Perfumery is in Carran, Co. Clare approximately one hour driving time from Shannon or Galway. Visitors can see a free audio visual on the Burren, view the distillation and soap making areas, visit the herb garden and organic tea rooms and, of course, try out Perfumery fragrances, creams, balms and other products.

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You can learn more about what we do at the Burren Perfumery by reading our newsletters, which are published on our site and emailed three times a year to subscribers.